Beginners Guide to Vegetable Gardening

Many people find gardening to be the perfect way to relax and to escape from their everyday tasks and problems. However, for some gardening is much more than a hobby. There are plenty of people who plant vegetable or fruit gardens with the intention of producing food right in their backyard. If you are also keen to start your own veggie garden, but you are still a beginner, this article will help you by setting the foundations for a successful garden.

Gardening Basics

The first and most important thing to do is find the perfect place in the garden for your vegetables. Pick the sunniest spot and plant them there, because veggies require plenty of sun, especially those stocky and disease-resistant ones such as carrots, onions and tomatoes. On the other hand you will need some shade for salads, for example, but as gardening specialists in Kensington area point out, you can easily make some using wattle fence or netting. As for the soils, most regular garden soils are fine, but you should take caution in certain cases. For instance, clay soil is very nutritious, but it is generally cold and wet so it won’t be the best choice for winter-growing crops.

Best Plants

Lettuce — Not only lettuce but all salad greens grow quickly and are quite easy to look after. The best part is that they don’t take too much space and can even be planted in containers, sometimes even together with flowers.

Tomatoes — This is, perhaps, the most common veggie for both beginners and pros alike. If you decide to plant cherry tomatoes you can even grow them in hanging baskets, which can be used as garden decoration too. And if you stick with regular tomatoes all you need to do is water them. They will grow very quickly too, so you will be able to see your hard work paying very soon.

Carrots and Radishes — Root vegetables like these two are extremely easy to grow. Simply plant them in the spring and leave them until fall arrives. If you plan to grow carrots and the soil is rather rocky don’t be too disappointed if they come out quite small — it’s not your fault. Radishes are even easier to maintain and they will reach full size in only 20 days!

Cucumbers — They like sun and warm temperatures, but also require a little more attention during their growth (you will have to support them when they start to climb). However, apart from that all you need to do is water them and they will grow on instant.

All in all, starting up your veggie garden is not hard. Have some patience and dedication and you will soon be able to enjoy your own production.